Over 260 Students to Compete at 15th Anniversary Japan Bowl

Over 260 high school students from across the country will gather at the Marriott at Metro Center Hotel on April 12-13 to participate in the Japan Bowl, the national competition of Japanese language and culture. Some teams are travelling from as far as Guam and Hawaii to be here. The national championship rounds will be held on the afternoon of April 13, and a gala dinner will be held the same evening to honor the students.This year is the 15th Anniversary of the Japan Bowl, and there are a number of special developments. Her Imperial Highness Princess Takamado of Japan has consented to be the Honorary Patron of the Japan Bowl. The America-Japan Society of Tokyo, in celebration of its 90th anniversary, is inviting the three senior-level finalist teams (nine students) for an educational visit to Japan. While there, the students will hold an exhibition Japan Bowl match, so our Japanese friends can see what the Japan Bowl is all about.

Here are the schools participating in the 15th Anniversary Japan Bowl:
Monta Vista HS of Cupertino CA
Samuel F. B. Morse HS of San Diego CA
Lynbrook HS of San Jose CA
Silver Creek HS of San Jose CA
The Harker School of San Jose CA
Brien McMahon HS of Norwalk CO
St. Alban’s School of Washington DC
Deerfield Beach HS of Deerfield FL
Riverwood HS of Atlanta GA
Woodward Academy of College Park GA
Columbus HS of Columbus GA
St. John’s School of Tumon Bay, Guam
Iolani School of Honolulu HI
Libertyville HS of Libertyville IL
Phillips Academy Andover of Andover MA
Eleanor Roosevelt HS of Greenbelt MD
Novi HS of Novi MI
Ashbrook HS of Gastonia NC
Townsend Harris HS of Flushing NY
Stuyvesant HS of New York NY
Mount Lebanon HS of Pittsburgh PA
Norwin HS of North Huntington PA
Classical HS of Providence RI
St. Mark's School of Dallas TX
The Woodlands College Park HS of The Woodlands TX
The Woodlands HS of The Woodlands, TX
Hayfield Secondary School of Alexandria VA
Thomas Jefferson HS for Science and Technology of Alexandria VA
Lake Braddock Secondary School of Burke VA
Falls Church HS of Falls Church VA
Langley HS of McLean VA
The Potomac School of McLean VA
Oakton HS of Vienna VA.

Good luck to all of them !